‘Hamnet’ Composer Max Richter to Receive Berlin Film Festival Camera Honor From Chloé Zhao

German-born British composer Max Richter, who recently collaborated with Chloé Zhao on her Golden Globe-winning “Hamnet,” will be celebrated by the Berlin Film Festival with its Berlinale Camera award.

Richter, whose credits besides “Hamnet” include titles such as “Waltz with Bashir,” “Ad Astra,” “Mary Queen of Scots” and HBO series “The Leftovers,” will receive the Berlin honor from Zhao on Feb. 18, at Berlin’s Haus der Berliner Festspiele, followed by a panel discussion.

The composer, whose work combines classical techniques with electronic elements, is also known for solo projects such as his seminal 2004 album “The Blue Notebooks,” and his magnum opus “Sleep” (2015), an 8.5-hour exploration of sound and the sleeping mind, co-created with Yulia Mahr. Richter’s latest solo album “In A Landscape” was released in 2024.

“With over one billion streams and numerous awards — including the European Film Award for ‘Waltz with Bashir’ and a Grammy nomination for “Ad Astra…